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Panthers 27, Bucs 6

December 1st, 2013

Overmatched.

Joe’s not sure how else to describe this debacle.

Yes, the Bucs shot themselves in the foot with a heinous, needless Mike Glennon fumble in the red zone, a few plays after Vincent Jackson got dragged down from behind en route to the end zone, but those plays really didn’t matter much today.

The Bucs were mauled badly in the trenches — on both sides of the ball — by the streaking Panthers, who won their eighth straight game with ease. There were also terrible breakdowns in the Bucs secondary by All-Pros Darrelle Revis and Dashon Goldson.

And Joe’s convinced the Bucs might have set an NFL record for ineffective blitzes.

Most noteworthy to Joe was Mike Glennon looking like a rookie again, tossing a bad pick on a throw that looked more like a shanked punt (yes, Joe realizes there should have been a defensive penalty against Vincent Jackson), missing open receivers, and that fumble that will be a highlight show laughing point all night long.

Joe had little hopes for the Bucs today. This is how the Panthers win. But Joe would have liked to see the Bucs execute better when they had their shots.

In case you were wondering, the Bucs officially were eliminated from playoff contention today.

Sometimes the other team is just better than you, and that was clearly the case today. We could play them 16 times and wouldn’t beat them once. This game isn’t on Schiano, Glennon, Revis, or anyone else. They are a better football team than us, and we match up terribly with them.

Bucs need the services of Jake Matthews. We have seen how good this offense can be when the O-line plays well. When they don’t play well, like today, the offense is dead. The Bucs did not score a TD today, and Glennon was running for his life.

Wow 3 games won season and everyone is ready to give Shiano another year, has he really shown us he can make us playoff contenders? This team needs a defensive overhaul starting with the D coordinator.

Glennon performed about the same as all QB’s have against Carolina this year. They have the best defense in the NFL. Not to mention most of his weapons are out with injuries. Jackson was double or triple covered all game, Rainey had nowhere to run, and he didn’t get very good protection.

Let me be clear before I make this statement. This embarrassing lose was not Mike Glennon’s fault.

With that said, do any of you with an IQ over 75 (pretty low, really) still think Glennon is our QB of the future? I know some of you out there will hang on to the notion that Glennnon can still be The Guy, just like there are still those out there that say cutting Freeman is going to come back to haunt the Bucs.

To me, this game showed more than any other that the Bucs need a lot of new talent, probably including a new head coach. But with the high 1st round pick, WE HAVE TO DRAT A QB!

“With that said, do any of you with an IQ over 75 (pretty low, really) still think Glennon is our QB of the future?”

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He had a bad game today. However, he’s played pretty damn well for the last 5 weeks or so, has he not? He’s set rookie records, has he not? You can’t judge how good a QB is or isn’t by one game. Did you see guys wide open all day? I sure didn’t. Do you think it’s easy to convert third and long situations on the road against the best defense in the NFL (due to our lack of running game, and our predictable running into a wall on nearly every first down)? Look at what other QB’s have done against Carolina – not much. Maybe he is the QB of the future, maybe he isn’t, but it’s downright ridiculous to judge him off of this game and this game alone.

@Hawaiian:
I have not judged it by one game, but this was the type of game that gave Glennon an opportunity to show some flash of what he can do. I don’t care if he wins it, but the flash, such as the bomb to VJ, was very little.

He played well when he has had a good running game, nothing “wow”, but well. Like I said, I am not judging him on one game, Glennon is a darn good backup level QB, but I do not see him as a FRANCHISE QB.

I clearly remember watching Eli Manning his rookie year when the NY press was dogging him. I thought he was amazing most of the time. He would make some bone headed decisions, but “wow” you on the next series. I DO NOT see that in Glennon.

I did not expect to win this game. One because of our O-line and 2. Our defense usually gives up about 31 points a game. So even if we get a big lead the defense will give it up . We have a better chance against the Saints. But with Carolina If we can’t stop Cam, Smith and Ginn they need no run game to beat us even if our offense was great. They will beat us everytime.

The Bucs had their opportunities and blew it. FGs should have been TDs and Glennon fumbling the ball deep in Panther territory was pivotal. Bottom line, until the Bucs get over the hump in the NFC South, they won’t be playoff contenders.